Clemens Ladisch wrote: > James wrote: > >> $ speaker-test -D iec958 -c 6 >> ... >> Channels count (6) not available for playbacks: Invalid argument >> > > S/PDIF does not support uncompressed surround sound; you have to play > stereo data (use "-c 2") or AC-3/DTS-compressed data. > > > Best regards, > Clemens > Speaker-test used to output to all my speakers. -c 2 DOES output to my left and right front speakers but I can't get anything out of the others in my 5.1 $ aplay -D iec958 -c 2 /storage/music/goodbye3.wav Playing WAVE '/storage/music/goodbye3.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 22050 Hz, Mono aplay: set_params:966: Channels count non available ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user